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Perils of Penelope Pitstop: The Complete Series
…make one wonder why the villain didn’t just use a gun and get it over with. Of course, that would ruin the fun of seeing Penelope escape from a ridiculously… |
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And the Oscar nominations are…
…on scooping runner up places based on their Hollywood connections. Never mind that both those movies were little more than motion-capture exercises to a large extent…just feel the names, such… |
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Television Academy hypocrisy allowing live action writers into animation categories?
…categories after foregoing a chance at the animation awards over the years. But now the Television Academy has them riled up again with their latest ruling allowing the live action… |
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Bambi II: Special Edition
…To Never-Land was a delightful surprise in theaters after a poor run of sub-TV styled “features” such as Pocahontas II, Hunchback II and the downright frankly awful Cinderella II (notice… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 1
…a comedy. For more serious stories, there was Filmation’s The Hardy Boys that same fall on ABC. This show, based on the long-running juvenile book series, also had what may… |
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: The Complete First and Second Seasons
…never too tough to solve. In fact, in most episodes, there was only one suspect introduced! Occasionally, the writers (mostly Joe Ruby and Ken Spears) would throw out a red… |
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Bill Plympton returns!
…York on Wednesday, October 6th. Screenings of “Idiots and Angels” (run time 78 mins.) will be preceded by Plympton’s new, multi-award winning animated short film: “The Cow Who Wanted to… |
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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…alternative version of why Tinkerbell becomes sick. Although these scenes only run less than a minute each, they’re a nice confirmation that the less expensive films still go through the… |
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35th Annual Annie Award nominees announced
…Danny Elfman, Rufus Wainwright & Rob Thomas, Meet The Robinsons (Walt Disney Feature Animation) • Michael Giacchino, Ratatouille (Pixar Animation Studios) • Rupert Gregson-Williams, Bee Movie, DreamWorks Animation) • Amy… |
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The Croods: A New Age
…Disney-branded (and I include Pixar in that designation), then I haven’t been the best in keeping up with the recent rush of animated films in the past five years or… |
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The Beatrix Potter Collection
…forgotten in the rush to praise Pooh Bear as a Disney creation. Perhaps mindful of that fact, the BBC steadfastly adapted the Potter books into delightfully whimsical animated featurettes for… |
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Lego Star Wars – The Freemaker Adventures: Complete Season One
…on DVD and Blu-ray. The Freemaker Adventures concerns two brothers and a sister, the Freemaker family. They run an outfit that, in addition to making repairs to ships, also salvages… |
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Trolls World Tour
…which have chosen to delay the theatrical runs of their would-be blockbusters, Universal decided to skip that route entirely, choosing to release the follow-up straight-to-streaming as a digital rental. This… |
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Star Wars – The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions
…that meant that the Warner-distributed Clone Wars was no longer a priority. Still, rumors persisted that further episodes had been worked on, and eventually it became known that a further… |
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Meet the flockers: the Animated-News Valiant review
…pigeons were really used during the war effort to deliver important coded messages, Valiant pretty much follows the standard rules of army-based comedy for the first half an hour or… |
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Secrets Of Isis DVD announcement, YouTube clips
…as the falcon soars, running with the speed of gazelles, the transformed Andrea fights crime and rights wrongs in addition to imparting the wisdom of the ages. Her closest friends,… |
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Moana
…Frog scoring at least 85% with the critics on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s a run reminiscent of Pixar or Marvel, not coincidentally both owned by Disney now. But can they keep… |
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Previewing the Paul McCartney Music And Animation Collection
…of Linda McCartney’s animated films, Seaside Woman or The Oriental Nightfish, that appeared on the Rupert laserdisc and tape editions, and would have bolstered the disc’s scant 43-minute running time…. |
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The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still
…industry recast the voice actors of characters on several cartoons, including long-running hits like The Simpsons and Family Guy [below]. Rather ironically, these choices were all made based on skin… |
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All Things Must Pass: The Rise And Fall Of Tower Records
…or shop in even the hugest record store, the documentary’s approach itself doesn’t exhibit too many unique touches, running fairly linearly through the life of the company without too many… |
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Flushed Away: The Animated News Review
…is the company responsible for the terrific Chicken Run, the brilliant British TV series Creature Comforts (soon to be playing on a cable station near you) and, last but not… |
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Major DreamWorks Animation Presence at SIGGRAPH 2007
…an elite panel of judges from throughout the entertainment industry based on judging criteria set forth in FJORG! Official Rules at http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/presenters/fjorg/rules.html. Winners will be announced at a Special Session… |
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Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season Two
…initial season, the small band of rebels from the planet Lothal found their destiny, joining the larger group of rebel cells that was previously only known to them by rumours… |
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Nextoons: The NickToons Film Festival Announces Festival Judges
…franchises, Hamill was the voice of the Joker for the 13-year run of the animated TV series including the features Mask of the Phantasm and The Return of the Joker… |
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First teaser trailer for Spirit Untamed unleashed
…Mustang who shares her independent streak, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace, Captain Marvel) and Pru Granger (Marsai Martin, Little). Pru’s father, stable owner Al Granger… |
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League
…running out and Steppenwolf’s army threatening the very existence of mankind, the five of them might not be enough to stop them. And a certain recently deceased caped hero may… |
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Animation Unlimited: Innovative Short Films Since 1940
“Designed like a run-of-the-mill graphic design tome, this is more than the sum of its parts. The authors have chosen 50 animators – from around the world, and across generations… |
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There’s no horsing around with the Spirit Untamed trailer
…her independent streak, and befriends two local horseback riders, Abigail Stone (Mckenna Grace, Captain Marvel) and Pru Granger (Marsai Martin, Little). Pru’s father, stable owner Al Granger (Emmy winner Andre… |
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A look at Oscar's Animated Short Films
…classical ruins, eyeballs, insects and the signature melting watches”. “Now, with the Academy Awards only days away, many veteran animators who have long seen Roy Disney as a champion of… |
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Cartoon Network Halloween Treats
…warning brings about a house party of Netherworld proportions in “Cubix Rube.” Then, in “Everything Breaks,” the root of Billy’s destructive nature is discovered with the help of Lord Pain…. |
